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Shadow Files: Premature Burial

Red River Radio | By Dr. Cheryl White
Published January 2, 2020 at 7:45 AM CST
Illustration for Edgar Allan Poe's story "The Premature Burial" by Harry Clarke (1889 -1931), published in 1919. -https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PrematureBurial-Clarke.jpg
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Airs Thursday, January 2, 2020, at 7:45 a.m. On this week's shadow file, Dr. Cheryl White examines the terrifying legends of the premature burial.
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Dr. Cheryl White
Dr. Cheryl White is a Professor of History at LSU Shreveport, where she teaches Medieval and Early Modern Europe as well as British history. Dr. White has also been actively engaged in the field of local history, and she has published numerous books and journal articles. She is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer, and her popular Historic Haunts of Shreveport tours continue to raise funds for historic preservation in the region.
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